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My former life...

Borth-y-Gest, Gwynedd, Wales (flickr)

Afon Dwyryd

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 Low tide exposes the white sands at Dwyryd Estuary - Portmeirion

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 Low tide exposes the white sands at Dwyryd Estuary - Portmeirion

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I Can't See the Trees For the Wood

David Nash is a much admired British sculptor who has mainly worked with wood during his long career as an artist. Nash left Kingston College of Art in 1967 and bought a chapel very cheaply, in the hills of the Snowdonia Welsh slate quarry town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, which came equipped with high vaulted ceilings, ideal for working with large tree trunks. He still very much lives and works in Blaenau and as well as his artistic practice, he has inspired many students worldwide on sculpture in mainly wood, but has also recently created bronze sculptures. The wood that Nash uses is carefully selected for its properties, and it is also noted that the trees that he works with have naturally fallen or are diseased. Nash’s most famous two works are the subject of some fascination for me. The first sculpture called, Ash Dome, 1977, is a living sculpture and is situated in a mysterious, secluded spot in Snowdonia.

It consists of a series of 22 ash trees that Nash trained to form a kind of covert whirlpool in the Eryri landscape. I would love to visit the ash assemblage, however, its location is a clandestine mystery; only a few are lucky enough to find its whereabouts. From photographs, it looks like it has been caught beneath a freak tornado and gnarled into formation. Nash wanted to plant something to represent hope for the 21st century when the outcome of that likelihood looked bleak in late 1970s Britain. Nash sees his living sculptures as engaging in the physical realms of space and time as if ‘the doctor’ was dabbling in art. He views it as fourth-dimensional art, and Nash is very inspirational in the intellectual rigour of his practice. The sculpture is the genesis, and the end emerges through the pathway of time.

What Nash had come to believe in his love of sculpture, is that his outdoor works do not try to resist the natural elements but have a relationship and engage with their environment. Nash came to this belief when he understood at a young age that the reason he did not like a lot of outside sculptures was due to the destructive resistance to those elements. If they were not preserved, they would look awful or worse; Nash anticipates this with Ash Dome and in the shaping and growing of the trees. Nash’s other famous piece is called Wooden Boulder, 1977. Also, a piece that actively connects with the natural elements, be it at a different point of the life-death cycle. When Nash first sculpted the piece, it was barely touched with his chainsaw and just about took on its spherical form. Nash originally wanted to launch the boulder, but in transporting it back from the forest to his Methodist chapel, it became trapped halfway down a waterfall and he realised that is where it should live. The whole point was its movement and relationship with the elements. It eventually made its way down the stream and into the river Dwyryd estuary after many years slowly moving through the North Welsh landscape. Indeed, it had a very eventful journey through the years and is unfortunately hidden, for now.

Will it reveal itself once more? It is still there somewhere, It might have escaped, but it is there. It is probably Nash’s most famous piece and defies any artistic label. Could it even be performance art? I think the profundity of Nash’s Wooden Boulder cannot be understated. I love Nash’s teaching philosophy, he has come to believe that you don’t just teach a child things as if an empty vessel taking on board information and then being tested on, but rather a child is born with everything already there and the child just needs to learn to identify what they have inside, so Nash says that the teacher's role is to give the child appropriate experiences that they can recognise in themselves. When someone loves an artist's work, it is because they are acknowledging something in themselves. I love this idea and I also believe it to be true.  Nash has exhibited worldwide over the years. Who knows when and where Nash’s most famous piece of art Wooden Boulder will be exhibited next?

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 Low tide exposes the white sands at Dwyryd Estuary - Portmeirion

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A lone walker on the Afon Dwyryd estuary near Portmeirion

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Wooden Boulder [bola de roble de 400 kilos depositada en el lecho del río  Dwyryd, en el valle de Ffestiniog, Gales]. David Nash, 1978

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Dwyryd estuary by Andrew Kearton

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The Cambrian Way Day 29: Moelfryn to Bron Turnor Mawr

The Cambrian Way Day 29: Moelfryn to Bron Turnor Mawr

A very relaxed and easy 5 mile stroll from Moelfryn on Llyn Trawsfynydd to our accommodation near Maentwrog, during which Charles discovers his compass Date walked:  Saturday, 17th April 2021 Distance: About 5 miles Maps used:  OS Explorer OL 18- Harlech, Porthmadog and Y Bala Guide used: Walking the Cambrian Way by George Todd and Richard Tyler (Cicerone Press) ******** Paul and I had arrived at…

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ARTIST RESEARCH DAVID NASH

(Ash Dome, Ash Stick Chair, Wooden Boulder)

‘Making art outside,’ David Nash explains, ‘is completely different from working inside. In here we’ve got four walls, a flat floor and ceiling. We’ve neutralised the elemental forces. As soon as you go out there, you are dealing with slopes, wind, air, rain. You are in another dimension. You are not necessarily in competition with it, but you are in it.’ Some of his most intriguing creations take the form of utilitarian objects. Ash Stick Chair partly has the shape of a chair but not the exact function. The pieces of ash that form the chair (subsequently cast in bronze) appear to be sprouting twigs, so that it is raised rather precariously off the ground as if on many legs, and the ‘seat’ would be prickly to sit on. Wood, according to Nash, is always either coming or going –  ‘It’s coming as a tree, or going as a dead piece of wood. When we make a table we borrow it out of the cycle, but if we put it outside it will go back into the cycle.’ Ash Dome, a structure woven by Nash from living trees, was a growing thing, constantly coming into existence. Wooden Boulder  was a going thing, Nash carved an spherical chunk from the trunk of a 200-year-old oak using a chainsaw, which then travelled some 15 miles down the River Dwyryd, out into the estuary, where it disappeared in 2015.

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Prison for Gwynedd huntsman after 29 dogs found in unsuitable conditions

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Prison for Gwynedd huntsman after 29 dogs found in unsuitable conditions

A HUNSTMAN from Gwynedd has been jailed after pleading guilty to failing to provide for the needs of 29 dogs, some of which were found tethered up in filthy conditions and with no natural light.

David Thomas, 56, and his son Carwyn Fazakerley, 18, both of Cwm Bowydd Farm, Blaenau Ffestiniog, appeared at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court and were sentenced yesterday (November 7).

It followed an earlier hearing on October 10 when Thomas pleaded guilty to six offences under the Animal Welfare Act, and Fazakerley pleaded guilty to one offence under the same act.

One of the offences was that Thomas and Fazakerley – who the court heard both have links with the Dwyryd Hunt – did not take such steps to ensure that the needs of 29 dogs were met in that they did not provide the animals with a suitable environment.

The other offences for Thomas were that he did not ensure the needs of two ferrets were met in that he did not provide the animals with a suitable environment, and did not provide them with fresh clean drinking water at all times.

He also caused unnecessary suffering to a hound by the rough handling and kicking of the dog.

The offence was supported by video evidence taken by The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS).

Thomas also admitted three charges relating to the keeping of dogs in breach of a disqualification order, which was imposed in 2018 after he was convicted of badger baiting.

He was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison and was banned from keeping dogs and ferrets for ten years.

The judge described his “wilful, deliberate and persistent offending” as serious enough to warrant an immediate custodial sentence.

Fazakerley was ordered to carry out 160 hours community service, was banned from keeping dogs for 10 years, and is to pay costs of £600.

The court heard that RSPCA officers joined North Wales Police as they executed a warrant at the farm on November 17, 2021 following information provided by LACS. A vet was also in attendance.

Some of the mistreated dogs (Image: RSPCA)

Due to concerns identified in respect of the environment and water provision for some of the dogs  and ferrets, the animals at the location were seized by police and removed from the site.

Due to an avian influenza outbreak, at the time it was not possible to remove poultry, and the birds were left in situ with improvement notices issued.

In written witness statements provided to the court, RSPCA inspectors noted the conditions the animals were being kept in, with one stating that some of the animals’ housing was “filthy and inappropriate”.

Among the dogs that were found was a black/brown male terrier cross discovered alone in a dark barn, tethered to a wall and surrounded by his own faeces.

There was no natural light in the barn and in order to see him, the inspector had to use a torch.

A black female Patterdale-type terrier was found being kept in a small cage which was rusty, covered in straw and had a plastic bag inside it, alongside a dry upturned bowl.

Two of the 29 dogs (Image: RSPCA)

There was also a tan female saluki cross tethered in the corner of a building on a short chain.

A tan female saluki cross tethered in the corner of a building on a short chain. (Image: RSPCA)

Officers also found a black brown female Patterdale terrier-type dog who was being kept alone in a barn a couple of hundred metres away from the farm house.

She was tied on a short tether and her collar was tight.

The dog was surrounded by her own filth and her paws were covered in excrement. She had no bedding and was being kept in the semi dark.

The inspector said: “She appeared very withdrawn, almost broken, and had to be carried out of the barn as she was unwilling to walk.”

A black male Patterdale terrier was found with an injury to his jaw and his face was scarred. He had a wet kennel full of dirt and excrement and a water bowl which had discoloured orange water in it.

Other dogs were found in kennels which were wet and dirty. A female brown Patterdale had an old degloving injury on her jaw, a scar over her eye and overgrown claws.

Some of the dogs’ kennels (Image: RSPCA)

Two ferrets were found without water, and when some was provided, it was clear that they were extremely thirsty.

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An inspector said: “The environment that these two animals were being kept in was disgusting; to the left of the bottom level there was a substantial amount of black, liquidised and rotting faeces.

“There were several rotting carcasses in the hutch, including a skull of what appeared to be a sheep, alongside lots of old rotting feathers.

“The smell emanating from the area that the ferrets were being forced to live in was almost tangible.”

Following the case, RSPCA chief inspector Ian Briggs said: “It was very sad to see these animals live in such awful conditions without their basic needs provided for.

“The dogs have been in the care of the RSPCA and following the conclusion of this case will now be rehomed.”

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Portmeirion in pictures - the beauty and character of North Wales' unique attraction

Portmeirion in pictures – the beauty and character of North Wales’ unique attraction

They say the only constant thing in life is change but Portmeirion’s overall beauty has never changed and it’s doubtful it ever will. The colorful Italianate village on the estuary of the River Dwyryd is full to the brim of character and its quirkiness and charm make it one of the must-see places in Wales, reports WalesOnline. The town that was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis…

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Architectural details from the village of Portmeirion, North Wales, taken by @sith-lady-ursa - check out her photograohy side blog @no-need-to-be-negative

Portmeirion is a tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village, and is now owned by a charitable trust.  The village is located in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, on the estuary of the River Dwyryd, 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of Porthmadog.  Portmeirion has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, and was "The Village"in the 1960s television show The Prisoner.

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Walking on the Afon Dwyryd at low tide

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The Village. Imagine having the time, money, and inspiration to create an entire world. From Wikipedia: “Portmeirion is a tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village, and is now owned by a charitable trust. The village is located in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth, on the estuary of the River Dwyryd, 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of Porthmadog, and 1 mile (1.6 km) from Minffordd railway station.” Portmeirion, Wales, July 1989 #widelux #wednesday #panorama #portmeirion #village #wales #the #prisoner @fujifilm_northamerica #chrome #35mm #transparency #slide #film #filmisnotdead #istillshootfilm #filmisalive #fromwhereistand #pdx #portland #nw #northwest #leftcoast #oregon https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfurmHHP1o/?igshid=bddhevwpvq94

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